Specialist Society
Sporting Injuries in the Veteran Athlete: Balancing Performance and Joint Preservation
Participation in high-level sport among athletes over 40 years has increased markedly, creating new challenges for orthopaedic surgeons. Veteran athletes frequently present with injuries that combine acute trauma with early degenerative joint change. Management requires careful balance between maintaining sporting activity and protecting long-term joint health.
This BOSTAA/BASK session will explore contemporary management of common sporting knee injuries in veteran athletes through focused talks and interactive case-based discussion highlighting practical decision-making in challenging clinical scenarios.
The aim is to provide evidence-based guidance to help surgeons optimise outcomes while enabling veteran athletes to remain active.